Chapter 6 Reading - Portals for the People

Collaborative/Individual Activity -


Take the first portion of class to get together as a group and discuss Chapter 6

I would like each of you to find a resource mentioned in the chapter and decide amongst yourselves which one you will be using, go to that resource, and investigate the source. Go to the new page I created on google docs, called Resources Page to link your resource there. Answer following questions below under your link.




New Media Literacies -

Original New Media Literacies Video

What are New Media Literacies? Video

Participatory Culture What is it? Video

New Media Literacies Website

New Media Literacy Video - Student Projects

Edutopia - Digital Generation Project

Digital Media Learning



Research Articles - MacArthur Foundation
Pew Internet Research

Pecha Kucha

Pecha Kucha Video

Pecha Kucha Video - Karina Griffith / Japan

Pecha Kucha Website

Pecha Kucha in Education

Where the hell is Matt?

O'Reily TV - Tubes - Quick presentations 20 slides at 15 sec each



Blog Assignments for Week 9

1. Your thoughts/understanding about New Media Literacies... Do they fit in your content area? Yes, No, Why not or how? Do they fit in education in general? etc...

2. Pecha Kucha - Find a Pecha Kucha you like and post to your blog. Why was this interesting? Do they have a place in education? Thoughts??


DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF ON PROGRAM OR BE PROGRAMMED (Future of Education Series)

Tue 9 Aug 08:00PM New York / Wed 10 Aug 12:00AM GMT / Wed 10 Aug 10:00AM Sydney

Steve Hargadon. Steve interviews Douglas Rushkoff returning to talk to us about his new book, Program or Be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age. We’ll talk about the difference between directing technology and being directed by it, and the implications of this in education.

http://www.learncentral.org/event/168281